Service Members, Veterans & Their Families

Mittens

The Cozy Coats Mittens are mittens designed for use by individuals with severe physical disabilities, or neurological or upper extremity disabilities. Made of double fleece fabric for warmth, these machine-washable mittens are reversible and have hook-and-loop fasteners. The mittens can be special ordered to match the Cozy Coat Winter Coat (see entry). SIZES: Small, medium, and large. COLORS: Navy/plaid, royal/fiesta, royal/snowstorm, wine/bouquet, periwinkle/splash, hunter/forest, and hunter/b

Double Double Mittens are mittens designed for use by individuals with upper extremity, neurological, or severe physical disabilities, contractures of the hand, or spinal cord injury. These mittens are waterproof and cover from the wrist to fingertips. The no-thumb design enables them to slide on over the hand from the side. Made of 200 weight Polartec fleece, these mittens zip up the side and have elastic at the wrist. DIMENSIONS: Model 182 is 5 inches long from wrist to fingertips. Model 183 i

The Long Cuff Thumbless Mittens, models 177, 178, 179, 180 & 181, are mittens designed for use by individuals with neurological, severe physical, or upper extremity disabilities. Made of 200 weight Polartec fleece, these mittens have a long side zipper and elastic at the wrist and slip over the hand. These mittens and a 7-inch cuff may be machine washed and dried. SIZES: Sizes to fit hands from 5 inches to 9 inches measured from middle line at the wrist to the tip of the longest finger. COLO

--- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Mitten with zipper opening to make them easier to put on and properly place the fingers for someone with limited finger and wrist mobility, such as a child with clenched fists. Instructions for putting a zipper in the side of a mitten. Includes photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press: p 237 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0866 PAGES (includin

The Polartec Thumbless Mittens are mittens designed for use by individuals with upper extremity, neurological, or severe physical disabilities, contractures of the hand, or spinal cord injury. These mittens have long cuffs to cover the forearm and no thumb to enable them to slide on over the hand from the side. Made of 200 weight Polartec fleece, these mittens zip up the side and have elastic at the wrist. SIZES: Child Small (4-inch hand); Child Medium (5-inch hand); Child Large (6-inch hand); P